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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, On May 15, 2009, Danté Nicole Johnson is graduating |
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from Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law, and |
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she can indeed take pride in this noteworthy accomplishment; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Johnson began her secondary education at the |
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University of Toledo in Ohio, where she excelled academically, |
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winning recognition on the president's list and dean's list; she |
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held an athletic scholarship as a member of the women's volleyball |
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team and served as its captain for two years; in addition, she was |
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vice president of the undergraduate chapter of Delta Sigma Theta |
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Sorority; and |
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WHEREAS, After earning her bachelor's degree, Ms. Johnson |
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worked as a research assistant and project assistant at law firms in |
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Los Angeles and Houston; she went on to enroll in Thurgood Marshall |
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School of Law, where she made the dean's list and served as a legal |
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writing research assistant, a mentor to first-year students, and a |
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student ambassador; her affiliations include the American Bar |
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Association, the Government Law Society, the Black Law Students |
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Association, the Prestage Woods Women's Legal Society, and the |
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International & Immigration Law Society; and |
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WHEREAS, This gifted and industrious scholar has held |
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internships with the Office of the City Attorney in Houston, with |
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the United States District Court for the Southern District of |
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Texas, with the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the |
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Attorney General of Texas, and with the firm of Johnson, Spalding, |
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Doyle, West, & Trent; moreover, she has trained other students in |
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legal research as a student representative for Westlaw since 2007; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Giving back to the wider community, Ms. Johnson has |
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coached girls in the Houston Attackers Volleyball Club, served as a |
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youth mentor and motivational speaker, and volunteered at her local |
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food bank; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her hard work and commitment to excellence, |
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Danté Johnson has set a high standard of achievement while |
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inspiring others to reach for their goals; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Danté Johnson on the auspicious |
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occasion of her law school graduation and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Johnson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |